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THAT ENCOUNTER left Ellisandra so disturbed that she forgot what she’d come down for. She only remembered the lack of food and her empty stomach when she was halfway back up the stairs and she met Sariandra who was on her way down.
“If you’re going down for the midday meal, don’t bother. They’ve eaten all the food.”
Sariandra made an O with her mouth. She looked disappointed.
Ellisandra grinned. “It’s the actors. They never have enough to eat.” The reality was that it was freezing cold in the hall, and after a full day of standing on the stage, she always ate lots as well.
“Are you hungry?” Ellisandra asked.
Sariandra nodded.
“Let’s go and buy something then.”
Sariandra’s eyes widened. “But my father didn’t give me an account code to use.”
And she had none of her own? How old w
